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Petsch (Adolph) collection of photographs of Pasadena and Southern California
PC 020  
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  • Preferred Citation
  • General Note
  • Publication Rights
  • Acquisition Information
  • Access
  • Related Collections
  • Scope and Contents
  • Biographical / Historical

  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: California Historical Society
    Title: Adolph Petsch collection of photographs of Pasadena and Southern California
    Identifier/Call Number: PC 020
    Physical Description: 2 folders
    Date (inclusive): circa 1881-1888
    Physical Description: 2 folders (0.2 linear feet)
    Language of Material: Finding aid is written in English.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Adolph Petsch collection of photographs of Pasadena and Southern California, PC 020, California Historical Society.

    General Note

    Supplied titles were created using descriptions recorded by unknown person on verso of the photographs. These descriptions sometimes use racial terms that were commonplace at the time, but are considered to be derogatory today.

    Publication Rights

    All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of Library and Archives, North Baker Research Library, California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Consent is given on behalf of the California Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

    Acquisition Information

    The Wagner family in memory of Adolph Petsch.

    Access

    CHS is not taking appointments for research at this time. Please check the Library's website updates: https://californiahistoricalsociety.org/collections/north-baker-research-library/ 

    Related Collections

    Los Angeles, 1932-33, PC 17

    Scope and Contents

    Consists of 51 cabinet photographs of Pasadena, California and other Southern California cities, including Long Beach and Los Angeles. The photographs document many of the houses, churches, hotels, schools, and businesses in Pasadena between the years 1881-1888. Some photographs show the Long Beach Hotel, Mission San Gabriel, and two bird's eye views of Los Angeles.

    Biographical / Historical

    Adolph Petsch was an early Pasadena resident. In 1881 he and three other businessmen formed the Hermosa Land and Water Company in Cucamonga, San Bernardino County. Petsch was active in civic affairs and assisted in the organization of the inaugural La Fiesta de los Angeles in 1894.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Cabinet photographs
    Pasadena (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
    Long Beach (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
    Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
    T.G. Norton & Co.
    Ferndale Gallery (Pasadena, Calif.)
    Weingarth, George